Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Supernatural Stepback

by
KerrelynSparks

The winner is Sullivan McPig of the Netherlands!!! Sullivan, please contact me at kerrelyn@earthlink.net to give me your address. Congratulations!

The Supernatural Stepback may sound like the dance you do when suddenly confronted with a group of really nasty-looking ghouls-- just step back and hope they didn't see you or smell you-- but never fear! Stepbacks do not mean you're in danger. The worst they can do is cause a dent in your wallet when they convince you to buy a book. You know how some books have a cover on the front, then you open the book to find a second cover? That's a stepback. I've been fortunate to have them on the last four books in the Love at Stake series.

I love stepbacks! Especially mine! I feel like I can say that since I have nothing to do with them. They're produced by the art department at HarperCollins. What I really love about them (other than the fact that they're beautifully done) is that they often tell a story all by themselves. Take a look at Exhibit A from All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire. On the cover, we see the heroine, Toni, patiently waiting in bed for her vampire lover. You can see him coming outside the window in the form of a bat. Then you turn the cover to the stepback and BAM!!! The vampire lover has arrived! And boy is he ready for action!

Here's Exhibit B from The Vampire and the Virgin. On the cover, the Virgin looks very healthy and enticing, but the Vampire-- he's looking a little too undead. Poor guy. What can we do to make him feel better? Just turn to the stepback. BAM! After sampling the virgin's charms, he has miraculously recovered his skin tone!And now for Exhibit C from Eat Prey Love, which will release September 28th. On the cover, we see Carlos, the were-panther, on the prowl. He's looking very sexy and determined...and alone. Poor guy. He needs to find his mate. Turn to the stepback and BAM!Carlos has found a woman! YAY!!! Of course, if you want to know just how he finds a woman, you'll have to read the book!

Which of these covers do you like the best? Or do you have another favorite cover you'd like to mention? Leave a comment, and a winner at random will receive a signed copy of The Vampire and the Virgin. Be bold, be brave, be batty!

103 comments:

Your step backs are very nice. I remember one from a Lori Foster book called Wild that had a very hot step back. I like them, except that sometimes they are not attached very well and they fall out of the book :(.

Great stepbacks. The characters and their stories come so much more to life with two pictures. My favorite is: All I want for Christmas is a Vampire. Cause it's hot, and yeah he sure isn't wasting any time. Love it!

I love the "All I Want For Christmas..." stepback and cover! All of the red fabric, the moonlit city through the window - it has a broody Gotham City vibe to it. Every girls Batman in the window fantasy come to life!

Oh! They're all so pretty and full of some vampire-loving it's hard to say... But I'll go with The Vampire and the Virgin. It's the best one from the name to the cover and stepback. I love it, as you said, how the vampire is sickly and then as he finds his true love, he's all better! Sigh, don't we all want that? Besides, I'm a sucker for the destined-love thing, as the words in the stepback imply...

I love Carlos but my favorite would have to be All I want for Christmas is a Vampire. That was the first one of your books that I read (I got it for Christmas :). After that one I went out and bought all the others! :)

I love the vampire and the virgin but so far my favorite is "All i want for Christmas is a Vampire" but that might change with Connors story comming out He is my favorite Vampire through this series and i can't wait to read this book.

All three of them have elements that I love. All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire to me is the classic with the moon in the background. With the Vampire and the Virgin the difference the vampire on the front and the one inside is great. Now Eat Prey Love grabs me because the Carlos is on the hunt. He looks like he could be coming for me. On the inside you find out he's found his mate and the moon is in the background again. Very cool. I love vampires so the first two are wonderful but Carlos grabbed my attention!

Really I have to pick just one??? You're toooooo funny....As if that's really easy!!!!! OK...I've got it....CONNER'SHe's my favorite and thus will be my favorite cover as well. Even though you don't have the cover yet is not a problem :0)

Love the stepbacks :) How can you pick a favorite? I do really like The Vampire and The Virgin though. Your books are some of the few that I could just read over and over and it never gets old - just better each time :)

Oh I loved All I want For Christmas is A Vampire (Toni and Ian's book) the best! I don't know if it's the bat coming towards her in the background or their positions, but it has always been my favorite! Not that the others are bad, but this is just my favorite.

The vampire & the virgin is such a different setback compared to all I want for Christmas is a vampire and eat prey loveThe serback itself shows how love revitalises the vampire while the title itself promises some "action"

I like the Vampire and the Virgin covers,because that is the first book I read! I did not know about the series. I did shortly after reading the Vampire and the Virgin,cause I was hooked! I went out the next day and got them ALL!!!!I also sent a SASE and received 2 bookmarks and signed stickers, that is so cool Thank You so much you are my favorite author!Keep up the great work and Thank You for good Vampires!

So they're called stepbacks? You learn something new every day! I'm gonna go along with everyone else who prefers All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire. I mean, they're all gorgeous of course, but Ian...*sigh*

My favorite is All I want for christmas is a Vampire. I love this series, the first one I picked up was Jack's story and I immedietly had to back track and get the rest of the books that came before and now patiently wait for each new one to come out. Thanks for keeping me enthralled :)

Firstly, I enjoyed all of your books to date. Cant wait for Eat, Pray, Love. Also, the cover with Carlos crouching, ready to pounce, is perfect for the cover! I do have to agree though, All I Want For Christmas is my fav stepback.

Oh my gosh, Hotcha12! I hope you don't name me as an accessory to the crime at your trial! How about tying him to the bedposts, then trying out all the love scenes on him--that might be better for the marriage than murder...LOL!

I love stepbacks, you get two covers for the price of one! My favorite cover is All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire. I love the front with the vampire as a bat swooping in, and then the stepback with the couple together, it's really hot.

Thanks for all the comments! Ian is one sexy guy, that's for sure. And the model who's playing Carlos-- oh my gosh! I have to agree about Jeaniene Frost's covers-- she has some beautiful covers and stepbacks, too! And there's a reason for that-- we both share the same fabulous artist from the art department at Avon!

They are all great covers, stepbacks are indeed fun and you also get an idea and image of the characters before you begin reading the story. All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire is really great but I also like Eat Prey Love alot. I wonder if Connor's book will have a stepback? Can't wait to find out.

I have always loved stepbacks especially since they can be a little bit naughty! I love new step back for Eat Prey Love its very sexy. My favorite is the Vampire and the Virgin since it was the first book I read of yours. The name got my attenion first and the hot guy got my attenion 2nd. Loved it. I love all your books now. Can't wait for Carlos! Thanks for sharing today!

I really like the cover and stepback from The Vampire and the Virgin.I like how on the cover the vampire is in charge of the situation and the female is submissive so to speak, but how on the stepback there's been a reversal of roles.

I don't think you can look at the stepback for Eat Prey Love without wishing it was you in Carlos's arms-- I know I can't! Connor's book will indeed have a stepback. I have seen some prelimenary photos, and it is going to be another super uber awesome cover!

I like the cover for Be Still my Vampire Heart. :) While the Ian story to date has been my fav, the cover of Emma's book is dead on. Or at least what I think she looks like. Cant wait to see/read Connor's book his has been a LONG time comin!

My favorite is the stepback for All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire. It's Nathan Kamp and he's showing off his tatoo (okay, he's naked)--what else do you need? My least favorite is The Vampire and the Virgin because the models don't look to be the same people on the cover and the stepback. I'm okay with his complexion becoming blood-infused but the stepback models just look too different to me to be the same people and that really puts me off the cover/stepback combo.On another note, I have read all your books and love them all. I'm so looking forward to EPL and all the future books.

I like the All I Want For Christmas is a Vampire covers, but I also love the Eat Prey Love stepback. Jeaniene Frost is another author whose covers I love, especially the stepbacks. I love that we get more awesome art with the stepback instead of just a cover.

I love stepback covers, but I mostly read your books in ebook format and they have the cover, but not the stepback...I FEEL GYPPED!! Your stepbacks are AWESOME and I didn't even realize that your books had them... But I comfort myself with the fact that I can take ALL your books with me on my ebook reader and the book, not the cover, is the most important thing after all!

Thank you for all the wonderful books you have created. Especially, for the character development. I actually feel like I could look up and see them standing there as I read.My favorite Stepback so far is the Vampire and the Virgin.I also enjoy the various opportunities to get signed copies of books in random drawings from time to time.

Im not entirely sure what a "stepback" is exactly....if im new to all this. As for the cover of Carlos' book, I like the look of him alone on his hands and knees. It looks seductive and wanting, almost like he's hunting.

Linda, so sorry you don't get the stepbacks on the e-books. Secret Life of a Vampire and Forbidden Nights with a Vampire had stepbacks, too. If you haven't seen them, you can see them in the photo section of my Facebook fan page. Thanks for having ALL the books on your e-book reader!

For the Stepback, I like All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire the best. But my favorite book has to be Be Still My Vampire Heart with Ian's book a very close second. I have reread Angus and Emma's story several times and never get tired of it. And I can't wait for Connor's story. It will be just as good. I have fallen in love with the whole series!

I love how you used the Eat, Prey, Love title all though I've never seen the movie. Eat, Prey, Love really is what Carlos is I am glade he finally got someone I thought he would have never got one. Abd boy is he good looking!- Michele micheleobrig@yahoo.com

First off, I would like to say "Thank you". I have never liked reading for fun, the only reading I ever did was for school. I have always had a thing for vampire movies though. One day I was at the book with my daughter and I saw "Secret Life of a Vampire" on the shelf and thought I might try it and see. I LOVED IT!!! I have been hooked ever since. After that book, I decided to start from the beginning and read the entire series. I was done in two weeks. You are an amazing writer. Please keep the books coming! =) ......oh and my favorite book so far is "How to marry a millionaire" I never thought reading could be so entertaining, I laughed so much. Thats one of my favorite things about your writing style and story telling.

All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire is my favorite because the title makes me giggle. Seriously. I LOVE it! I must say, though, that the stepback for Eat Prey Love is one of the hottest things I've seen in a while. Mmm, mmm, mmm!

Hi Kerrelyn! I so love stepback covers! I always looking back in those covers at the stepback while reading! I remember having read a book of an author and being at a used book store, I saw the book on the shelf but the spine looked different so I took it out and found out it was the first cover that was a stepback. I just had to have it because they weren't available anymore with that book! I just adore your title and stepback of EAT, PREY LOVE. That is priceless! Gosh its so hard to pick on favorite you posted! I so love that with the covers they put the sheets slowing right into the stepback with CHRISTMAS! The moonlight in the back window of them is perfect!

Exhibit A is my choice of the three you offer, although I've been anxiously awaiting Carlos's romance for quite some time and may change my mind when I've read the story that goes with the stepback. But they're all fun!morningstar

wow, I never knew what that was all about in books. Yay! I learned something today! Thanks!I'm all about exhibit C too. I am so excited for Carlos' story! The Vampire and The Virgin was the first book I read of the series and I just loved the were-panther. even more than the vamps (although Roman's got a special place in my heart cuz he's the first of the series!)

Hi, Kerrelyn, I love the name for the inside cover. My favorite is All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire. It's so very traditional Vampire; bat, window, dark, girl & very hot guy. I love your books. They just keep getting better & better. Eat, Prey, Love is on my TBB list.

I love Eat Prey Love the best. Carlos on the front prowling has a certain poetic, sexy charm to it that you can't help but shiver in excitement from. Then you turn the cover and it has a romantic, knight-in-shining-armor look to it. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS BOOK!!!!!

my favorite is all i want for christmas. I love how it shows the city and moon in the background of it. it fit with the book and the red silk of his cape that they used. i love your books dearly and can't wait for the rest of them. Miranda no_luv_86@yahoo.com

I love the cover of "All I want for Xmas", because she's peering out into the beautiful night sky & she see's a bat & then the next time "Bamm" a vampire appears that she's attracted to & she's at his mercy! And I love the colors used! Her red dress & the night sky! My second would be "Vampire & the Virgin", because the guy is so "Hunky"!!!! I love all of them though & I love how you thought to do that! It adds to the book! Thank You Kerrelyn!!! Can't wait for Carlos story!

My favorite is all I want For Christmas Is A Vampire. Wanna know why? It's on eof the FIRST books I read when I got into the whole paranormal scene. Fell in love with your books and that was it for me! :)

I loved the Vampire and the Virgin book! And the cover is what drew me to your book. I liked that he was pale. It was differant to me. I love all your book covers. and all the stepbacks. I cannot wait for your new book. Don't enter me as I already won this book from you.Sue B

I love all your Love at Stake Books. Can't wait for the new one with Carlos. Were-panther,vampire you just have to love them all. Thanks for the opportunity to receive bookplates and the new Carlos bookmark. Your the Best. Keep writing this sreies, Please